DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Comes To OCPAC 11/16-21

Disney's Beauty and the Beast, the award-winning worldwide smash hit Broadway musical, is coming to the Orange County Performing Arts Center November 16 - 21. Produced
by NETworks Presentations, this elaborate theatrical production will come to life on stage in Segerstrom Hall for a one-week-only engagement.

Disney's Beauty and the Beast features the animated film's Academy® Award-winning score with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by the late Howard Ashman, and additional songs with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Tim Rice. The book is written by Linda Woolverton.

Tickets to see Disney's Beauty and the Beast start at $20 will go on sale September 26. They will be available online at OCPAC.org, by calling 714.556.2787 and at the Center's Box Office at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa. For inquiries about group ticket discounts, call the Group Services office at 714.755.0236.

The TTY number is 714.556.2746. The 2 p.m. performance on Saturday, November 20 will
be sign-language interpreted.

The Center has scheduled a post-performance talkback with cast members on Wednesday, November 17. During the talkback, which will follow the performance in Segerstrom Hall, audience members can speak to the cast and ask questions. The talkback is free, but tickets to the November 17 performance of Disney's Beauty and the Beast are required.

The Center applauds Wells Fargo for its generous support of the Center's 2010-2011 Broadway Series. Cox Communications is the Media Partner of the Broadway Series.
The original creators of the Broadway production are together again for this new touring production! The play is directed by Rob Roth and choreographed by Matt West, with Costume Design by Ann Hould-Ward (Tony® Award winner for her work on Disney's Beauty and the Beast), Lighting Design by Natasha Katz, Scenic Design by Stanley A. Meyer, Sound Design by John Petrafesa Jr. and Music Supervision by Michael Kosarin.

Director Rob Roth: "It has been wonderful to bring the entire original design team back together to work on this new production of Beauty and the Beast. As a director, it is rare to have the opportunity to revisit your work 15 years later. Hopefully I've grown and developed as an artist, along with my collaborators, and we can bring 15 years of experience to this new production. We have remained very close as a team over the years of producing the show around the world, and it has been so much fun getting together to re-explore and re-invent the show for this new NETworks tour. The theme of 'Beauty' is about seeing past the exterior into the heart of someone, and this is reflected in the design for the show, which is about transparency and layers, seeing past one thing and into another." 

Disney's Beauty and the Beast is the classic story of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped in a spell placed by an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end and he will be transformed to his former self. But time is running out. If the Beast does not learn his lesson soon, he and his household will be doomed for all eternity. Disney's Beauty and the Beast has become an international sensation that has played to over 35 million people worldwide in 21 countries. For information on the production, visit www.BeautyAndTheBeastOnTour.com.

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